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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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